Tuesday, September 16, 2008

RingThings!

These are similar to the SharkTooth knife that I did this past spring. Also closely related to the RingLeader tool. The full specs are in the description on my site, link is below:

First wave is SOLD OUT. Thanks very much folks and all will be shipping tomorrow. BTW, I'd be interested to hear in the comments section on this thread or by email from anyone who did not receive a shipping confirmation from Paypal when I created the shipping label. It seems sometimes they don't send a confirmation out but they are supposed to...

Just this morning my I had to cancel my credit card because of some suspicious activity. Here I am with the tool I was waiting for with them currently available and I am waiting for a new card in the mail. I even passed on the sharktooth because it mentioned the future ring version when I could of bought one. Well its alright he said there would be more. It looks fantastic.

I mentioned Pingie, but not sure if I would get credit for it. (who knows/cares...lol) Pingie rang my bell and I got here prior to the first comment, so I must say it definitely works!! Plus, you can edit your list of blog alerts.

Re the Gerber Artifact, its not even a red headed step child of an Atwood tool (no offense to red headed step children), and I don't even own one of Peter's fine pieces of functional art yet.

To all those who would complain about Peter's methods, don't. If he started to operate like a big time manufacturer, you would end up with the Artifact instead of {fill in the blank with the Atwood tool of your choice).

I bought one out of curiosity this weekend, and needless to say I am thoroughly disappointed. The residual pitting from the casting process is atrocious as the integral phillips head screwdriver.

Many of you may know and many may not--to extend the life of the o-rings--occasionally put pure silicone grease (not the spray can silicone) on them. You can easily pick this up at dive shops (the underwater kind). A small container is only a few bucks.

While I agree with the silicone treatment, I would also like to point out that putting silicone grease on O-ring might reduce the friction/grip. With that being said, if you're gripping the knife with a finger inside the ring, it should be fine.

waykno - good tip on the silicone grease. I've already broken a couple o-rings on my Nibble, and just got a 50x more grease than I could ever use at Menards (their smallest quantity) to lube my new flashlight (NiteCore PD) - now I'll have an additional use for my lifetime supply.

OK, this is for the "whiners." I've only been aware of this site for about one month. I've already scored one item and passed on two others. It "ain't" that hard--operative word here is perseverance. And if your life is so busy you just can't get to this site--then, God bless you.